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Outreach hepatitis C care, including ‘pop-up’ clinics, as well as the use of testing vans, is a crucial aspect of the hepatitis C elimination programme. Such outreach work, which does not rely on static services to deliver care, can be an important way to reach people who are the most under-served by these services. This webinar covered the importance of outreach, as well as specific good practice examples, such as van-based outreach work, pop-up testing during the Covid-19 pandemic and Point of Care Test and Treat outreach in the West Midlands.

This summary reports features key points from the contributions at the 26th March 2021 HCV Action webinar looking at hepatitis C service recovery in England. Speakers at the webinar included: Prof Graham Foster, National Clinical Lead for ODNs, NHS England; Mark Gillyon-Powell, Head of Programme – HCV Elimination, NHS England/NHS Improvement; Stacey Smith, Director of Nursing, Humankind; Colin Lawton, Northern Regional Prison Lead, The Hepatitis C Trust; and Julia Sheehan, Women’s Prisons Peer Coordinator, The Hepatitis C Trust.

This HCV Action webinar, which took place on 26th March 2021, examined how hepatitis C services have been maintained in England during the COVID-19 pandemic and looked at plans to expand service provision over the next few months. Speakers: - Prof Graham Foster, National Clinical Lead for ODNs, NHS England - Mark Gillyon-Powell, Head of Programme – HCV Elimination, NHS England/NHS Improvement - Stacey Smith, Director of Nursing, Humankind - Colin Lawton, Northern Regional Prison Lead, The Hepatitis C Trust - Julia Sheehan, Women’s Prisons Peer Coordinator, The Hepatitis C Trust

This Northern Ireland Department of Health and Public Health Agency action plan sets out the approach to eliminating hepatitis C in Northern Ireland by 2025, five years ahead of the World Health Organization 2030 target.